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  2. Nisour Square massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Nisour Square massacre occurred on September 16, 2007, when employees of Blackwater Security Consulting (now Constellis), a private military company contracted by the United States government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad, while escorting a U.S. embassy convoy.

  3. Blackwater (company) - Wikipedia

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    Academi, formerly known as Blackwater and Blackwater Worldwide, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1997, [2] by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. [3] [4] It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors. [5]

  4. Helvenston v. Blackwater Security - Wikipedia

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    Helvenston et al. v. Blackwater Security was a lawsuit for wrongful death filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina by the families of the four contractors for Blackwater Security (since renamed Academi) killed in the 31 March 2004 Fallujah ambush. [1]

  5. US court tosses murder conviction of ex-Blackwater guard - AOL

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    The former Blackwater security guards were involved in the massacre at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007 that left 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians dead. US court tosses murder conviction of ex ...

  6. Trump just pardoned 4 Blackwater contractors and 3 ... - AOL

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    There is a lot that can be said to define President Trump and his administration. With the end of his term approaching, Trump is rushing to perform a few final acts to cement his legacy. On ...

  7. 2004 Fallujah ambush - Wikipedia

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    The 2004 Fallujah ambush occurred on March 31, 2004, when Iraqi insurgents attacked a convoy containing four American contractors from the private military company Blackwater USA who were conducting a delivery for food caterers ESS. [1]

  8. Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary ...

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    The book details the rise of Blackwater USA, a private military company, and the growth of security contracting in the Iraq War and the War on Terrorism.In the book, Scahill contends that Blackwater exists as a mercenary force, and argues that Blackwater's rise is a consequence of the demobilization of the US military following the Cold War and its overextension in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  9. Pinkerton (detective agency) - Wikipedia

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    Following the Civil War, the Pinkertons began conducting operations against organized labor. [5] During the labor strikes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, businesses hired the Pinkerton Agency to infiltrate unions, supply guards, keep strikers and suspected unionists out of factories, and recruit goon squads to intimidate workers. [6]